I went from one Limelight hydrangea planted two seasons ago to 13 different kinds now planted in my garden (only one in a large pot). Yes, we may have a hydrangea problem. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Love them!
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
They’re all so pretty!!!
@Sherman18623 ай бұрын
I like that Church and the canopy of tree tops blowing in the breeze in the background!!! Nice Deck too! Awesome Hydrangeas!!! : )
@helenagreenwood23053 ай бұрын
PSW might stand for plastic stone and wood - love hydrangeas I have 2 limelight in the ground 4 Annabelle in pots and 2 macrophillia in pots one is blue 💙 and the other is 🩷 maybe in the future you could dedicate a bed to the larger hydrangeas 🌺🌸🌿🌸🌺
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
Omg that’s probably exactly what it stands for!
@Bao_Tram3 ай бұрын
Your dress and hat looks lovely and so classic! ❤
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@nicholasryan54013 ай бұрын
Beautiful containers and hydrangeas, They are the bees knees.
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@kaychaney61023 ай бұрын
I have some tuff stuff ah-ha hydrangeas. It took a year or two but they are magnificent! I have acid soil so the blue blooms are amazing.
@kaychaney61023 ай бұрын
It’s almost an electric blue!
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
I love the color of the flowers!
@Sherman18623 ай бұрын
You make my Hydrangea Dreams come true Miss Chicago Gardener!!!! I just watered mine as they love to drink!!!! ; ) They are doing quite well in the shade in their Pot!!! Please have an Awesome TGIF!!! : ) Might add some Worm castings for EXTRA FUN!!! : )
@BrandonFrias3 ай бұрын
I love your container garden so much!
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@sandrakhang53343 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing this video. I very much like hydrangea as well. I'm still trying to grow in pot over the winter, too.
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
Sheltering mine has definitely helped them survive winter here.
@tracythomas3432 ай бұрын
I think I have 6 hydrangeas. I’ve purchased the tuff stuff ah-ha for a second time this year. The one I bought last year didn’t survive our winter. Thanks for such a great video on hydrangeas. ❤️🪴
@carm31543 ай бұрын
I have a tuff stuff a-ha hydrangea in my back yard, and I could never figure out what specifically it was (it was here when I moved in). So thank you, today I learned!
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
I love trying to figure out what plants are what from previous owners 😆
@michellefrance11653 ай бұрын
Beautiful ❤❤❤
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@MrWhitney4eАй бұрын
Really enjoyed the video! I got myself a bunch of Hydrangeas this spring and summer, and I'd like to keep them year after year on my balcony. I'm in USDA zone 7 and I don't have any unheated garage space to overwinter them. So, my plan is to just leave them out on the balcony. My main concern is whether or not to water them during the winter. I was hoping to find an answer to this quest.
@IRONWEED_3 ай бұрын
Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago (e.g. between Jackson and Van Buren) has sidewalk planting beds with what seems to be old-school limelight hydrangeas. The spent blooms are kept for winter interest but the shrubs are cut low ahead of the growing season. They get around 30 inches tall and the aggressive pruning prevents a lot of floppiness.
@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica3 ай бұрын
Look so nice! You did a good job!
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@greendutipata32413 ай бұрын
Nice 👍
@DaveCollierCamping3 ай бұрын
Very nice - enjoy your day
@mifasola12 ай бұрын
I'm a lifelong Chicagoan from the "hood", ....now living in Holland MI, 6b and I'm loving that church behind you while you're potting up that hydrangea. Is that St Bonaventure? I don't remember which church has two towers like that or is it Saint Stanislaus Kostka?
@SusanMiddleton13 ай бұрын
Your Firelight Tidbit won’t stay white for long. The flowers change quite early to beautiful shades of pink. Probably my favorite. Maybe your Pinky Winkey will stay on the smaller side since root growth will be curtained in the pot. I look forward to seeing how they all turn out!
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
I’m so excited to see them all in bloom!
@MarianneHuff3 ай бұрын
Now I have to get some hydrangeas . I really love your posts. Good luck with those beautiful hydrangeas. Where did you get that hat?
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
Tula hats! I have a couple from them.
@nangel2702 ай бұрын
I’d love to have hydrangeas in pots but you have to put them in an unheated garage or shed for the winter and I have no room in either 😂. For those who want to turn their pink mop head hydrangeas purple/blue you can buy aluminum sulphate at Home depot and most hardware stores. Instructions on pkg.
@MarianneHuff3 ай бұрын
Hello, now I have to order hydrangeas. Your hydrangeas are gorgeous. Good luck with them. PS, where did you get that hat?
@IRONWEED_3 ай бұрын
12:53 This one could be coppiced to just above the ground in late winter or early spring, every few years. It might also need root-pruning but less often.
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@zlatamontgomery15932 ай бұрын
I’m love coffee colore- pots. It’s almost “ mushroom colore “. Florida
@donaqiu31263 ай бұрын
Hi! I have a question for you, I noticed that you put pot lifts instead of saucers under your pots. Would those be better to use instead of saucers. I’ve been using saucers and I am wondering if I should switch. Thanks! I’m a container gardener newbie. 😂
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
I think it depends! The wheel caddies act as saucers so they catch extra water but the lifts let water drain through, so I think it depends on what you want. Bottom watering works great with grow bags on saucers.
@donaqiu31263 ай бұрын
Thank you! I do top watering and still trying to gauge how much water to give the plants that it’s enough for them before the water pools in the saucer. I do see the lifts acting as that extra insurance to make sure all water drains away so I don’t drawn my babies. So maybe something for me to think about getting. Thank you for all the helpful videos and I love your hydrangeas garden you’re starting. I love hydrangeas too but still nervous to try them. I’m in zone 10 and it gets scorching hot in the summer and it’s dry hot, not humid hot. I have a shady area in my balcony that gets about 1.5 hr of sun that I think could be a possible spot but I’m not yet brave enough to grow hydrangeas! 😅
@brendahayes33652 ай бұрын
Excellent informative video! I’d really like to try and overwinter a few in my garage to use on my deck. Does your garage have a window? Mine doesn’t 🤷🏻♀️ Do you water them while they are in the garage? Finally, what approx temp is your garage? Thank you so much! Brenda🇨🇦ZN4
@ChicagoGardener2 ай бұрын
It has one tiny window but they don’t need light while they’re dormant. Once they start to form buds I’ll move them outside if it’s warm enough (it usually is by then) or inside near a window inside. I water about once a month while they’re in the garage!
@brendahayes33652 ай бұрын
@@ChicagoGardenerThank you so much! Does your garage get down to freezing temps? Mine is attached so doesn’t freeze.
@mariahh79063 ай бұрын
Great information,thanks. When you over winter them in garage, do you water them and if so how often until spring when you are ready to put them back on your devk?
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
I water once a month and I have to put a reminder in my calendar or else I’ll forget 😂
@pmkb76413 ай бұрын
Great video! Where did you get the patio rug? Looks lovely
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
Walmart years ago! It actually has some tears in it but I’m keeping it until it completely falls apart 🤣
@Alex-xh2tb11 күн бұрын
I am planning to get Bloomstruck Hydrangea in a container in NYC. How do you think?
@barbarawilliams8343 ай бұрын
is that university of Chicago in the background? ❤
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
DePaul University!
@beverlynelson10153 ай бұрын
What happened to your Endless Summer hydrangea?
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
It died from root rot after a gutter was broken and pouring water in it and I didn’t realize 😭
@RHFactorat3 ай бұрын
Bethany, do you find that any genus of hydrangea fares well in partial shade (shaded by garage, primarily morning sun)?
@ChicagoGardener3 ай бұрын
All of mine prefer part shade. They don’t really like the full sun up here at all.
@RHFactorat3 ай бұрын
@@ChicagoGardener Ok, well I'll try one. Thanks.
@JeffSueBell1952 ай бұрын
Wonder what zone she's in?
@ChicagoGardener2 ай бұрын
6a!
@zlatamontgomery15932 ай бұрын
Please yell site where you buy pot and how much you pay. And what name hydrangea. , where you buy and how much you pay. Believe every body want see. No tag of pot or plants you show for us. Please. 🙏 do next time.